Utility of blood procalcitonin concentration in the management of cancer patients with infections

Diagnosis of infections in cancer patients is usually problematic since differentiating between infection and fever of unknown origin is often a considerable clinical challenge. In general, increase concentration of blood procalcitonin (PCT) is associated with severe bacterial infection. PCT with an...

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Autores principales: Durnaś, Bonita, Wątek, Marzena, Wollny, Tomasz, Niemirowicz, Katarzyna, Marzec, Michał, Bucki, Robert, Góźdź, Stanisław
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26858528
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S95600

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26858528
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S95600

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